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ISSUE SUMMARY

Publisher: EC
Title: MAD
Page Count: 52
Genre: Humor, Satire-parody
Era: Silver
Cover Price: 0.35 USD
Cover Date: June 1969
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Country: United States
In a parody of the TV series "The Mod Squad," three runaways are recruited by the police as undercover operatives and sent on inherently silly missions.; In a parody of the film "Bullitt," after an attack on his partner by organized crime, a police detective conducts a one-man war on those responsible.; The 1968 Presidential campaign is represented as a beauty pageant.; The misunderstandings and miscommunication between generations is explored.; Clothing or objects with messages imprinted on them denoting how affluent the owner is.; The recurring clashes of Snoopy and the Red Baron, told from the Red Baron's point of view and drawn to approximate Charles Schultz's comic strip style.; Exploring changes to the game of baseball to liven it up.; Cliche phrases are given horrifying visualizations.; Two settlers under attack from an Indian war party are saved, from the Indians at least.; Two hunters misuse a duck call and get a surprise.; The Black Spy fakes the White Spy into falling into his own trap.; A restaurant carving station cuts more than just some ham.